Wayruru Punku

Wayruru Punku
Wayruru Punku

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 5,550 m (18,210 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°47′31″S 71°06′55″W / 13.79194°S 71.11528°W / -13.79194; -71.11528Coordinates: 13°47′31″S 71°06′55″W / 13.79194°S 71.11528°W / -13.79194; -71.11528
Geography
Location Peru, Cusco Region
Parent range Andes, Willkanuta mountain range

Wayruru Punku, Wayruru P'unqu, Wayruru Punqu or Wayruru Pünqu (Quechua wayruru cockspur coral tree, punku servant; door, entrance, p'unqu pond, reservoir, tank; dam,[2] Aymara wayruru red and black seeds of a plant (Abrus precatorius, Ormosia coccinea and Ormosia minor); also meaning something very beautiful,[3] punqu door, pünqu (ü stand for a long u) a heap of little stones,[4][5] hispanicized spelling Huayruro Punco) is a mountain in the Willkanuta mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 5,550 metres (18,209 ft) high.[6] It is situated in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District.[7] Wayruru Punku lies southeast of Qullpa Ananta, southwest of Chumpi and north of Kuntur T'uqu and Q'umirqucha, between the Ch'illkamayu which originates near Wayruru Punku and the lake named Siwinaqucha.

See also

References

  1. ↑ John Biggar, The Andes: A Guide for Climbers, p. 116
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved January 19, 2015. (see: Pepa)
  4. ↑ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Retrieved January 19, 2015. (see: Pepa)
  5. ↑ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  6. ↑ lib.utexas.edu Map of the area showing "Nevado Huayruro Punco"
  7. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Quispicanchis Province 1 (Cusco Region)


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